Video

  • 11 minutes

Finding the Law on the Internet

 
“The most basic form of organization for primary legal documents on the web is by jurisdiction. Virtually every federal governmental entity has a web presence. Every state has a web site. Every major municipality has a web site, as do a large number of small communities. The web is no longer exotic territory even to small governmental units. The variety of materials - cases, laws, administrative documents, etc. - depends on the creativity of the entity. The trend is to place at least heavily requested documents online. The advantage to governments is that it cuts down on the amount of printed copies while still widely disseminating information to the public. An experienced researcher develops the knowledge of what types of documents will likely be available at sites representing different levels of government.”

In this 11-minute video our speaker, Mark Giangrande, reviews how to search the Internet for federal and state materials; case collections, dockets, court rules, and court websites; statutes and municipal ordinances; agency documents and decisions; and executive documents from state and federal sources.

Mark Giangrande is a legal research specialist with DePaul University College of Law Library and has practiced law librarianship since 1976. He has extensive professional law library experience, having served at six law schools, including four in the Chicago area. Mr. Giangrande has created and managed law school computing facilities. He has written numerous articles and research guides on a number of subjects, including the use and management of law school computing, and electronic legal research strategies, in addition to guides for researching topical areas of law.
Runtime: 11 minutes

Faculty

Mark Giangrande

Mark Giangrande

DePaul University

Agenda

Faculty

Mark Giangrande

Mark Giangrande

DePaul University

  • Legal research specialist with DePaul University College of Law Library and has practiced law librarianship since 1976
  • Extensive professional law library experience, having served at six law schools, including four in the Chicago area
  • Created and managed law school computing facilities
  • Taught a course in advanced legal research at DePaul University College of Law
  • Has written numerous articles and research guides on a number of subjects, including the use and management of law school computing, and electronic legal research strategies, in addition to guides for researching topical areas of law
  • Lectures regularly on the use of Internet resources as legal research tool
  • Provides research services to practicing attorneys for use in litigation
  • Member of the Illinois Bar, the American Association of Law Libraries and the Chicago Association of Law Libraries
  • J.D. degree, IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law; B.S. degree in education, Northwestern University; M.L.I.S. degree, University of Texas at Austin, also served as a graduate fellow at the Tarlton Law Library
  • Can be contacted at [email protected]

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